Benath[1] was a rocky[2] planet[3] that was the homeworld of the Benathy.[2] It was located in the Mid Rim Territories, specifically in grid square I-7 of the Standard Galactic Grid,[1] which also lay in the region known as Wild Space.[2] It was connected to the[1] planet[4] Ansion and the Utegetu Nebula by a hyperspace route.[1]
On Benath, the Benathy were ruled by a monarchy and worshiped a Zillo Beast as their god. The Galactic Empire's stormtroopers under Sith Lord Darth Vader were able to subdue the Benathy by killing their king, but could not defeat the Zillo Beast.[2]
The First Order's stormtroopers under Vader's grandson, Kylo Ren demanded that the current king, Kristoff end their expansion. Ren also demanded them to submit to the First Order. When Kristoff refused, Ren killed him. The Benathy fought Ren's forces until he defeated and killed the Zillo Beast. The Benathy bowed to Ren and chose to worship the First Order.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Benath
Benath first appeared in Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1,[2] the ninth and final one-shot in the canon comic book anthology series Star Wars: Age of Resistance, released on September 25, 2019.[5]
Appearances[]
- Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1 (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Galaxy Map (First identified as Benath)
SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars Galaxy Map
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on December 11, 2007 at 7:59 AM; accessed February 2, 2024): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and Star Wars Galaxy Map, stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats Benath as one such homeworld with regard to the Benathy species.
- ↑ Thrawn
- ↑
Star Wars: Age Of Resistance - Kylo Ren (2019) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)